In this issue … Notes from the Committee & AGM 20th October … Rali Bae Ceredigion ... Green Dragon EV ‘Rally’ … Road Test – Bentley Continental GT … 9 pages from ‘Around the Clubs’ … 2019 ASWMC Championships Sponsored by: Autumn 2019 Welcome to the 2019 Contents … page: ASWMC Autumn Editorial … 2 Newsletter From the Chair … 3 This Autumn’s newsletter is notable for articles that News in Brief … 4 may point to the future of motorsport. On the one Committee, AGM & Council hand there have been three closed road events in Meeting notes, 20th October … 5 or very near the South-West recently – the second running of the Watergate Bay Hillclimb (see page New Member Clubs … 5 14), the Rali Bae Ceredigion (Ken Davies’ report is Training … 5 on page 7) and Cheltenham MC ran the excellent Three Shires stage rally in September. So, despite Reminders … 6 the immense effort and cooperation needed to plan, organise, promote and run closed road Rali Bae Ceredigion … 7 events, it seems momentum is building. And there Green Dragon EV Rally - The is an initiative ‘in the wings’ for a possible closed Shape of Things to Come? … 9-10 road stage rally deeper into the West Country, perhaps for 2021. Marshals’ Post … 10 On the other hand, another of Ken Davies’ articles ‘Surgery required’ … 11 looks far into the future at the Green Dragon EV Rally run in Swansea. I’m not sure the format can Classic, Social, Tours and Shows … 11 really be described as a ‘Rally’, other than in the sense of ‘gathering’, but is this where we may be in Road Test: twenty or twenty-five years’ time? Bentley Continental GT … 13 Lastly, the Championship Updates section has Around the Clubs … 14-23 been left out of this issue. The Autumn newsletter is an awkward one for the ASWMC coordinators, ‘And finally’ … 23 with some championships finalised, some nearly so Contact details … 24 but some with many rounds still to run. So, rather than have a rather ‘uneven’ round-up, the Winter issue will now be ‘home’ to the final scores and season summaries. Your coordinators will hopefully be typing as you read this! Rupert Barker - Newsletter Editor The Editor’s comments in this column are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Association, its executive committee or other officers. Cover Page Photo: Rodney Eyles’ Alfa-Romeo 4C has been out regularly on the hills this year, wowing the spectators with both his speed and car’s beauty in the ASWMC Championship rounds and at Watergate Bay. (Image courtesy of Howie Fowler at 569 Motorsports Media). Page 2 Autumn 2019 From the Chair … As I write this (perhaps a few weeks before this issue is published) a Association number of changes have taken place at Motorsport UK although not Partners: all of it is being made fully public just yet. The Motorsport UK building at Colnbrook - essentially the other side of the M25 from Heathrow Airport - will be vacated in the middle of the next and Motorsport UK will move to a new home in Bicester in, I believe, the Heritage Centre. The Motorsport UK Board met on 25th September. Amongst other decisions, it made many long overdue appointments, mostly to the Specialist Committees; those changes in membership affecting members of the ASWMC Executive will be shown in our 2020 yearbook. The one appointment of which I have been appraised is my own to the Motor Sports Council. The second running of the closed-road Watergate Bay Hillclimb took place in mid-September as one of the key events within ‘Cornwall Motorsport Month’. The extended course attracted more spectators than in 2018, rewarding the combined efforts of the Cornish and Plymouth Motor Clubs, Visit Cornwall (the county’s Tourist Board) and the Watergate Bay Hotel. We have to hope that this form of co- operation can and will be a template for the future, and plans are in hand to improve the event further for 2020. One item I overlooked in the summer Newsletter was my opportunity to meet one of ASWMC’s newest clubs, Truro High School for Girls. The club competes in the Greenpower series of events throughout the country and last year took the next logical step to form their own motor club, enabling many of their members, including school staff, to become involved in motor sport in a wider context. At one of this year’s events at Castle Combe I had the opportunity to meet and see them in action, together with their club President, Louise Goodman. I am sure organising clubs from the Classic Trials championship will be pleased to know that in 2020 they will only need Clubman’s Permits for their events, a reduction of close to 40% of the fees that were required previously. Lastly, I’m pleased to report that at very long last, the oldest of the West Country Rescue units is about to be replaced; it has on its odometer recorded mileage roughly equivalent to 16 times the earth’s circumference! Paul Parker, Chairman Page 3 Autumn 2019 News in Brief … TyreMarks ASWMC offers … Congratulations … TyreMarks of Tavistock, sponsors of the 2019 ASWMC To Kevin Moore, who has Speed championships, have announced that all ASWMC qualified as an HTP Registrar. competitors will receive a 10% Discount on motorsport His role involves carrying out tyres, e.g. Toyo R888R, Yokohama A052 & Nankang AR-1. inspections on behalf of the FIA, Free carriage and next day delivery direct to the customer through Motorsport UK, so that (for 2 or more tyres bought at a time), or free fitting at their historic competition cars can be Tavistock depot is also available for purchases of Toyo issued with Historic Technical tyres. This 10% discount also extends across the standard Passports (HTPs) certifying that tyre range for AWSMC members’ private vehicles, plus the vehicle as presented is as other services offered at TyreMarks. See used in motorsport in period. … www.tyremarks.co.uk for details. An additional 10% discount is available on HYDROFLOW Engine Carbon Kevin can be contacted in this Cleaning treatment - more information on this specialist role by e-mail at: [email protected]. treatment is at: https://www.tyremarks.co.uk/engine-decarbonising.aspx or https://www.hydro-flow.co.uk/ TyreMarks are also offering 20% discount on all POWERFLOW Exhausts, built in house at Powerflow Tavistock – see their work at: https://www.facebook.com/Powerflow-Tavistock- 569467576749600/. For further information, contact Mark Tillyer on 01822 611321. Treasurers!!! ASWMC Helmet & Fire Extinguishers … subscription deadline Please be aware that the Snell 2005 safety standard brought forward … (an orange label on the inside of the helmet) is now … please ensure that your club obsolete, so only 2010 and 2015 labels are valid, until subscriptions are paid well before 2023; also remember that fire extinguishers need to the new deadline to ensure your carry a dated service sticker. club remains listed on the website and in the 2020 yearbook. See Andy Collard/John Cooper, ASWMC Championship page 4 ... Eligibility Scrutineers Motorsport UK’s launch Trackside benefits scheme… Motorsport UK has announced their Trackside initiative, bringing more benefits for fans and enthusiasts and widening the push to engage people more actively in the sport. Go to: https://www.motorsportuk.org/News Page 4 Autumn 2019 Notes from the Executive, Annual General & Council Meetings, 20th October … The Association of Classic Trials Clubs’ (ACTC) will link with the ASWMC to bring all their events under the ASWMC Championship umbrella in 2020 … three northern ACTC member clubs will be joining the ASWMC ... The Club subscription due date has been brought forward - to be paid by 1st February - to consolidate dates and to ensure that only ‘paid up’ clubs are listed in the yearbook ... The ASWMC Website had been updated to link member clubs’ websites to events listed in the calendar … ASWMC Championship Rules for the Targa Road Rally awards structure, the wording and titles of class regulations in Speed events, points scoring in the Autosolo championship and the title of the Autocross Championship were all approved for amendment for 2020 … A ban on tyre wrapping with single use plastic in 2020 was also approved ... Paul Parker paid tribute to Alan Whitney, a long-serving member of the ASWMC committee, rallies coordinator and Vice President, who died recently after a long illness ... Roger Gillard has stepped down from his roles as Venue Development Officer and Targa Road Rally Championship Coordinator … Kevin Moore has taken up a role as ASWMC Development Officer, with responsibility for both venues and other aspects of development … Howard West stepped down from his role of General Secretary … and was elected as Vice- Chairman … Jim Bee, previously Assistant Secretary, was elected as General Secretary … Welcome … … to two new ASWMC member clubs which were unanimously accepted at the Executive Committee meeting on 20th October … they are: Green Belt Motor Club - www.greenbeltmc.org.uk Isle Valley Classic Vehicle Club - www.ivcvc.co.uk Training … Next year’s ASWMC marshals’ training events are being planned for the 1st March and 14th June … more details will be announced in the Winter Newsletter. Jay Brown, Training Officer ([email protected]) Page 5 Autumn 2019 Reminders … ASWMC Club ASWMC on FaceBook … Project Fund … The ASWMC News page is at Deadline! https://www.facebook.com/ASWMCNews. The deadline for applications The ASWMC Facebook group is at to the fund in 2019, which https://www.facebook.com/groups/331829570210716 need to be made in writing to st the General Secretary, is 31 October 2019. Photography Credits … When sending photos please include event Event Regulations … details, location (e.g.